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A blog about life in the Bella Coola Valley and the Central Coast area of British Columbia for anyone interested in an incredible and rich part of BC's coast. I hope to provide my thoughts about things as simple as weather observations and seasonal issues, to comments about life and the natural history in the Bella Coola Valley, the Central Coast and the west Chilcotin area.

Note: All photos on this blog were taken by the author unless otherwise noted. While the photos and written material are all the property of the author and protected by Copyright, I'm not a professional photographer and you can use the photos if a link or attribution is provided back to my blog. If you have a need to use a particular photo and you want the high resolution file, leave a comment with your email (I won't publish it) and we can discuss what use you intend the photo for. Grizzly

About Me

A resident of the Bella Coola Valley and observer of the natural history, geography, resources, regional climate and cultural history of the Bella Coola Valley, Central Coast and the West Chilcotin area of BC.

Saturday, October 9, 2010

This Ain't no Beaver!

While up the valley today helping a friend clean up after flood damage a large male grizzly bear stepped out on the river bank. He sized us up from about 50 metres away and wanted to go downstream, but didn't want to walk through the area where we were near the river. He nonchalantly jumped in the river, swam around us and downstream a ways and climbed back out of the river and carried on with his business, which I am sure was patrolling for something good to eat. Fish and fish carcasses are not overly abundant right now, so we wished him luck. He was a beautiful colour.

Flood cleanup is ongoing, as are road repairs. The more stories you hear from people and the events they went through during the flood the more you have to admire the human spirit to persevere. I wish I had time to collect them all for a book or something because in the lore of Bella Coola history the Great Flood of 2010 will be passed from generation to generation. Grizzly

Hi Grizzly - it would be great to have a record of the human spirit enduring the 2010 flood - even if it was a paragraph or two from just a few. Anything is better than nothing for future generations. The museum would be most appreciative I would think, as would many people to come. Love the bear pic and story. Gilly